SEC QBs by tier. Georgia, Alabama and Texas top tier....

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Alabama's Jalen Milroe, Ty Simpson
Georgia's Carson Beck, Jaden Rashada, Gunner Stockton
Oregon's Dillon Gabriel, Dante Moore
Texas's Quinn Ewers, Arch Manning

You're probably not alone if you're looking at this group and asking yourself a simple question: Really? These guys?

Beck might be next year's No. 1 overall pick, but he certainly wasn't the biggest talent on his own offense last year. Milroe was benched at one point. After Week 3, Ewers had just three games with multiple touchdown passes. Gabriel has been prolific for years, but has he ever really been great?

Look around the country and you'll find your share of other quality QBs, but none quite so accomplished as this tier. Ewers and Milroe have started playoff games, something only one other QB in the country can say (Cade McNamara, believe it or not). Gabriel has thrown for nearly 15,000 career yards -- 2,550 more than any other returning QB. Beck threw for nearly 4,000 yards and completed 72% of his passes last season, and he'll helm what might be the country's best team in 2024.

So yeah, this is the top tier. In another season, the bar might be set a little higher, but it's also likely these guys are a good bit better than you're thinking.

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